On 23rd of August each year, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is recognised and celebrated. In light of this significant day, we will be acknowledging ...

Robin Blackburn is undoubtedly one of the most prolific writers on the transnational histories of slavery and abolition in the Americas today. Along with essays and books on everything from the ...

Steve Cushion, author of Slavery in the British Empire and its Legacy in the Modern World, spoke to Pat Meusel about his ...

This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black Archive & Library at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American ...

Some African elites benefited from slave trade and colonisation. This must be taken into account in reparation debates.

On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, the Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Arts of Benin, Jean-Michel Abimbola, launched events in Ouidah at the House of Brazil. These events mark the celebration of the ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Two centuries after the abolition of the slave trade in Britain, trafficking in human flesh is still thriving, according to anti-slavery campaigners. The tragic stories of a ...

In a landmark non-binding vote, 123 nations back Ghana-led UN resolution urging apologies, artifact returns, and compensation ...

NEW YORK-- New York City is joining communities around the world in recognizing International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition. Several municipal buildings, including City ...

AMSTERDAM — Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologized Saturday for his country’s role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech greeted by cheers and whoops at an event to commemorate the ...

(Reuters) - Britain marks 200 years on March 25 since it enacted a law banning the transatlantic slave trade, although full abolition of slavery did not follow for another generation. Following are ...